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Song of Songs 8
Christian Standard Bible
Song of Songs 8
Christian Standard Bible
8 If only I could treat you like my brother,[a]
one who nursed at my mother’s breasts,
I would find you in public and kiss you,
and no one would scorn me.
2 I would lead you, I would take you,
to the house of my mother(A) who taught me.[b]
I would give you spiced wine to drink
from the juice of my pomegranate.
3 May his left hand be under my head,
and his right arm embrace me.(B)
4 Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you,
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.(C)
Young Women
5 Who is this(D) coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?
Woman
I awakened you under the apricot tree.(E)
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.
6 Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.(F)
For love is as strong as death;(G)
jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love’s flames are fiery flames(H)—
an almighty flame![c]
7 A huge torrent cannot extinguish love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth[d] for love,(I)
it would be utterly scorned.
Brothers
8 Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.(J)
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build a silver barricade on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with cedar planks.(K)
Woman
11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(L)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(M)
Each was to bring for his fruit
one thousand pieces of silver.(N)
12 I have my own vineyard.[h](O)
The one thousand are for you, Solomon,
but two hundred for those who take care of its fruits.
Man
Woman
Footnotes
- 8:1 Lit Would that you were like a brother to me
- 8:2 LXX adds and into the chamber of the one who bore me
- 8:6 Or the blaze of the Lord
- 8:7 Lit all the wealth of his house
- 8:10 Or was
- 8:10 Or brings
- 8:10 In Hb, the word for peace sounds similar to Solomon and Shulammite.
- 8:12 Lit My vineyard, which is mine, is before me; Sg 1:6
- 8:13 In Hb, the word for You is feminine.
- 8:14 Lit Flee
Cantique des Cantiques 8
La Bible du Semeur
Cantique des Cantiques 8
La Bible du Semeur
8 Ah, que n’es-tu mon frère
allaité par ma mère !
Te rencontrant dehors, ╵je pourrais t’embrasser
sans que l’on me méprise,
2 je pourrais t’emmener, ╵je te ferais entrer ╵au foyer de ma mère,
de celle qui m’a enseignée[a]
et je te ferais boire ╵du bon vin parfumé
de mon jus de grenades.
3 Son bras gauche soutient ma tête,
et son bras droit m’enlace.
4 O filles de Jérusalem, ╵oh, je vous en conjure,
n’éveillez pas, ╵non, ne réveillez pas l’amour
avant qu’il ne le veuille[b]. »
Le chœur
5 « Qui donc est celle-ci ╵qui monte du désert
s’appuyant sur son bien-aimé ? »
L’amour : fort comme la mort
« C’est dessous le pommier ╵que je t’ai réveillé,
à l’endroit où ta mère ╵t’avait conçu,
oui, au lieu même où te conçut ╵celle qui devait t’enfanter.
6 Mets-moi comme un sceau[c] sur ton cœur,
comme un sceau sur ton bras.
L’amour est fort ╵comme la mort,
et la passion ╵est inflexible ╵comme le séjour des défunts.
Les flammes de l’amour ╵sont des flammes ardentes,
une flamme venant de l’Eternel[d].
7 Même de grosses eaux ╵ne peuvent éteindre l’amour,
et des fleuves puissants ╵ne l’emporteront pas.
L’homme qui offrirait ╵tous les biens qu’il possède ╵pour acheter l’amour
n’obtiendrait que mépris. »
La petite sœur
8 « Nous avons une sœur,
elle est petite encore, ╵sa poitrine n’est pas formée,
que ferons-nous pour notre sœur
lorsqu’il sera question ╵de la marier ? »
9 « Si elle est un rempart,
nous bâtirons sur elle ╵des créneaux en argent.
Si elle est une porte,
nous, nous la bloquerons ╵d’un madrier de cèdre.
10 Moi, je suis un rempart,
mes seins en sont les tours.
Aussi ai-je trouvé la paix, ╵auprès de lui. »
La vigne de Salomon
11 « Salomon avait une vigne ╵à Baal-Hamôn[e],
il la remit à des gardiens.
Pour en payer le fruit, ╵chacun d’eux lui donnait ╵un millier de pièces d’argent.
12 Ma vigne à moi est devant moi.
Toi, Salomon, tu peux avoir ╵ton millier de pièces d’argent,
puis, deux cents pièces ╵seront données à ceux ╵qui ont gardé ses fruits. »
Fais-moi entendre ta voix
13 « Toi qui habites les jardins,
des compagnons prêtent l’oreille,
oh ! fais-moi entendre ta voix ! »
14 « Enfuis-toi vite, toi mon bien-aimé,
et sois pareil à la gazelle ╵ou à un jeune faon,
sur les monts embaumés. »
Footnotes
- 8.2 Autre traduction : là, tu m’enseignerais.
- 8.4 Voir 2.7 et note ; 3.5.
- 8.6 Le sceau imprimait le signe d’authenticité sur les actes officiels (il remplaçait notre signature). On le portait toujours avec soi, attaché à un cordon autour du cou (sur ton cœur) ou porté au doigt (sur ton bras).
- 8.6 Autre traduction : une flamme intense à l’extrême.
- 8.11 Baal-Hamôn: lieu non identifié ; il s’agit peut-être d’un nom symbolique, signifiant : maître d’une multitude, et faisant allusion au harem de Salomon.
Song of Solomon 8
New King James Version
Song of Solomon 8
New King James Version
Lovers Reunited at Their Country Home
8 Oh, that you were like my brother,
Who nursed at my mother’s breasts!
If I should find you outside,
I would kiss you;
I would not be despised.
2 I would lead you and bring you
Into the (A)house of my mother,
She who used to instruct me.
I would cause you to drink of (B)spiced wine,
Of the juice of my pomegranate.
(To the Daughters of Jerusalem)
3 (C)His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
4 (D)I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
Do not stir up nor awaken love
Until it pleases.
Love Renewed in Lebanon
A Relative
5 (E)Who is this coming up from the wilderness,
Leaning upon her beloved?
I awakened you under the apple tree.
There your mother brought you forth;
There she who bore you brought you forth.
The Shulamite to Her Beloved
6 (F)Set me as a seal upon your heart,
As a seal upon your arm;
For love is as strong as death,
(G)Jealousy as [a]cruel as [b]the grave;
Its flames are flames of fire,
[c]A most vehement flame.
7 Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor can the floods drown it.
(H)If a man would give for love
All the wealth of his house,
It would be utterly despised.
The Shulamite’s Brothers
8 (I)We have a little sister,
And she has no breasts.
What shall we do for our sister
In the day when she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
We will build upon her
A battlement of silver;
And if she is a door,
We will enclose her
With boards of cedar.
The Shulamite
10 I am a wall,
And my breasts like towers;
Then I became in his eyes
As one who found peace.
11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon;
(J)He leased the vineyard to keepers;
Everyone was to bring for its fruit
A thousand silver coins.
(To Solomon)
12 My own vineyard is before me.
You, O Solomon, may have a thousand,
And those who tend its fruit two hundred.
The Beloved
13 You who dwell in the gardens,
The companions listen for your voice—
(K)Let me hear it!
The Shulamite
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 8:6 severe, lit. hard
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Or Sheol
- Song of Solomon 8:6 Lit. A flame of Yah, poetic form of YHWH, the Lord
- Song of Solomon 8:14 Hurry, lit. Flee
Song of Songs 8
New International Version
Song of Songs 8
New International Version
8 If only you were to me like a brother,
who was nursed at my mother’s breasts!
Then, if I found you outside,
I would kiss you,
and no one would despise me.
2 I would lead you
and bring you to my mother’s house(A)—
she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
the nectar of my pomegranates.
3 His left arm is under my head
and his right arm embraces me.(B)
4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you:
Do not arouse or awaken love
until it so desires.(C)
Friends
5 Who is this coming up from the wilderness(D)
leaning on her beloved?
She
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived(E) you,
there she who was in labor gave you birth.
6 Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love(F) is as strong as death,
its jealousy[a](G) unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.[b]
7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If one were to give
all the wealth of one’s house for love,
it[c] would be utterly scorned.(H)
Friends
8 We have a little sister,
and her breasts are not yet grown.
What shall we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build towers of silver on her.
If she is a door,
we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
She
10 I am a wall,
and my breasts are like towers.
Thus I have become in his eyes
like one bringing contentment.
11 Solomon had a vineyard(I) in Baal Hamon;
he let out his vineyard to tenants.
Each was to bring for its fruit
a thousand shekels[d](J) of silver.
12 But my own vineyard(K) is mine to give;
the thousand shekels are for you, Solomon,
and two hundred[e] are for those who tend its fruit.
He
13 You who dwell in the gardens
with friends in attendance,
let me hear your voice!
She
Footnotes
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or ardor
- Song of Songs 8:6 Or fire, / like the very flame of the Lord
- Song of Songs 8:7 Or he
- Song of Songs 8:11 That is, about 25 pounds or about 12 kilograms; also in verse 12
- Song of Songs 8:12 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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